Application of low interfacial tension scaling rules to binary hydrocarbon mixtures

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1977 · J. Colloid Interface Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9797(77)90336-8· OSTI ID:6539563

Cash, L; Cayias, J L; Fournier, G; MacAllister, D; Schares, T

For a given electrolyte concentration, aqueous petroleum sulfonate surfactants in contact with alkanes, alkylbenzenes, or alylcyclohexanes yield low interfacial tensions for only a single member of each homologous hydrocarbon series. For a particular equivalent weight surfactant and electrolyte concentration, the 3 hydrocarbons might typically be octane, octylbenzene, and butylcyclohexane. Appropriate mixtures of other hydrocarbon members of these series will produce low interfacial tensions if the average molecular weight is identical to octane and if phenyl and cyclohexyl groups are assumed to contribute zero and 4 carbons, respectively, to the attached alkyl side chains. Similar scaling rules are developed for groups in molecular species, such as decalin and n-methyl naphthalene.

• Research Organization: Texas Univ
• OSTI ID: 6539563
• Journal Information: J. Colloid Interface Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Colloid Interface Sci.; (United States) Vol. 59:1; ISSN JCISA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALKANES
ALKYL RADICALS
ARYL RADICALS
BINARY MIXTURES
DISPERSIONS
ELECTROLYTES
ESTERS
HEXYL RADICALS
HYDROCARBONS
INTERFACES
MIXTURES
MOLECULAR WEIGHT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM SULFONATES
PHENYL RADICALS
RADICALS
SULFONATES
SULFONIC ACID ESTERS
SURFACE PROPERTIES
SURFACE TENSION
SURFACTANTS